Ludwig van Beethoven – Gustav Mahler

Újév az Operaházban (New Year's at the Opera House)

Details

Date
Day , Start time End time

Location
Hungarian State Opera
Length , without intermissions
  • Without interval: 01:20:00

Language German

Surtitle Hungarian, English, German

In Brief

For the 12th time, the performance of the famous Symphony No. 9 will dominate the OPERA’s New Year celebrations. Back in the day, its Hungarian premiere was directed by the same Ferenc Erkel who was also the OPERA’s first music director. Every year, a different brilliant composer is selected to direct the masterpiece, and there is nobody at the OPERA who is better acquainted with this work and who can express with more confidence or greater strength the inherent values and message that make the work perfect to underscore the hope of a new year. What makes the performance even more special is that it includes the 28 pages of Gustav Mahler’s notes that reaffirm Beethoven’s score in a number of points.

Programme

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Mahler version)

Reviews

"Mahler's 1895 version does not betray but translates Beethoven's intentions to the instruments available at the end of the 19th century, so we can witness a richer orchestration." Valentina Lo Surdo, Amadeus